Fair or Foul?

[Ken B]

Fair or foul: Pop fly hits the front edge of the pitching rubber and deflects out of the infield between home and 1B. Assuming this is not an infield fly sitch, I thought this would be a foul ball. Last night I posed this one and was told it would not be foul.

 

[Crabby_Bob]

Fair or foul: Pop fly hits the front edge of the pitching rubber and deflects out of the infield between home and 1B. Assuming this is not an infield fly sitch, I thought this would be a foul ball. Last night I posed this one and was told it would not be foul.

The pitcher's plate is part of the field. If this fly ball hits the pitcher's plate, is not touched by a fielder in fair territory, passes the foul lines between home and first or home and third, and is touched or comes to rest in foul territory, it is a foul ball. An infield fly situation does not change that.

 

[Lenski]

In this scenario, assuming the ball is never touched by a player after contact with the bat, it is a foul ball.

 

[Hit by the Pitch]

I agree that it is a foul ball, I have never seen this happen.

 

[mtnbama]

Foul ball -- regardless of infield fly rule. Infield fly only applies to fair pop ups.

 

[BretMan]

Fair or foul: Pop fly hits the front edge of the pitching rubber and deflects out of the infield between home and 1B. Assuming this is not an infield fly sitch, I thought this would be a foul ball. Last night I posed this one and was told it would not be foul.

You were asking the wrong guy!

I know that most times I've heard this confused it is because a batted ball hitting a base is fair. Some people think that you treat hitting the pitcher's plate the same as hitting a base. That is not correct.

 

[JDBerry]

Foul ball -- regardless of infield fly rule. Infield fly only applies to fair pop ups.

Ump could call infield fly. If the ball drops and goes foul because it hit the pitching plate, I would guess it's an out and not a foul if ump calls infield fly.

Bret?

 

[BretMan]

By rule and definition, an infield fly must be a fair batted ball. If the ball becomes foul for any reason, it's just a plain old foul ball. The batter would not be out for an infield fly...because it ain't one!

 

[JDBerry]

By rule and definition, an infield fly must be a fair batted ball. If the ball becomes foul for any reason, it's just a plain old foul ball. The batter would not be out for an infield fly...because it ain't one!

If the ball is batted fair (which is the case here). Ump calls infield fly, it's an out. Player does not make a play for the ball to catch it on the bounce. It rolls foul after contacting pitcher's plate. She's out.

I believe once he makes the call, the out is an out. The batted fly is a fair ball. It's only foul after contact and after IF ruled

 

[JDBerry]

Better yet. What if it hit a bat in fair territory that was no longer moving.